7TH GRADE

SPELLING FOR TODAY:

Vocabulary for “A Retrieved Reformation” by O Henry

8. perceive – to understand or become clearly aware (often via the senses)

9. flourish(ing) – to achieve success; prosper

10. lounge(d) – to hang about in a casual fashion

11. economical –careful, efficient, and prudent use of resources.

12. unperceived – to be unnoticed; not be aware of

13. anguish – extreme pain, distress, anxiety; sorrow

14. implement(s) - tools used for a specific purpose or trade

Develop a story talking about the economy of the country. Not less than 5 lines.

GRAMMAR

Appositives (for Wednesday)

Write the commas to separate the extra information or appositives from each sentence, if they
have it.

1. My son the policeman will be visiting us next week.

2. The captain ordered the ship's carpenters to assemble the shallop a large rowboat.

3. Walter the playboy and writer is very attached to his mother, Mrs. Hammon.

4. Paul Newman the famous American actor directed five motion pictures.

5. Elizabeth Teague a sweet and lovable girl grew up to be a mentally troubled woman.

6. Sweetbriar a company known throughout the South is considering a nationwide advertising

campaign.

7. As an above-average student and talented musician John made his family proud.

8. The extremely popular American film Titanic was widely criticized for its mediocre script.

9. Citizen Kane the greatest American film ever made won only one Academy Award.

10. 60 Minutes the TV news magazine program featured a story on the popular singer Whitney
Houston.
Adjectives (for Thursday)

An adjective is what we say about a person, place, animal or thing. (for Thurs

Copy and underline the adjectives in every sentence that has them.

1. The homeless beggar hasn’t eaten in days.

2. The selfish giant didn’t allow the children to enter his garden.
3. The foolish dog barked at its reflection and lost its food.
4. The family didn’t have enough food for the winter.
5. The brave army marched through the streets.
6. I had no idea such a fantastic place existed.
7. The ship sustained heavy damage.
8. I haven’t seen Mr. Thomas for several days.
9. I had an eventful day. King Solomon was a wise king.
10. Penny saw the accident with her own eyes.

P.D. We already worked in literature.

8TH GRADE

FROM THE INVENTION OF EVERYTHING ELSE, search for definitions and work on a story using
vocabulary. (FOR TODAY)

deficiencies triumph revolutionized welterweight mezzo-soprano chambermaid antheap

GRAMMAR FOR WEDNESDAY:

9TH GRADE FOR TODAY

A visit to the doomsday vault

GRAMMAR FOR WEDNESDAY

GRAMMAR FOR THURSDAY

Prefixes (FOR THURSDAY)

LITERATURE: FROM THE INVENTION OF EVERYTHING ELSE FOR TODAY!

LISTEN THE VIDEO AND WE WILL WORK ON THE BOOK IN THE CLASSROOM.

(QUESTIONS ABOUT IT WILL BE ASKED)

https://www.google.com/search?
q=FROM+THE+INVENTION+OF+EVERYTHING+ELSE+MY+PERSPECTIVES&sca_esv=4d50ecf8697
6fd48&sca_upv=1&ei=rVg6ZpmuDLKMwbkPycaByAc&ved=0ahUKEwjZuOPc_PuFAxUyRjABHUlj
AHkQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=FROM+THE+INVENTION+OF+EVERYTHING+ELSE+MY+PERSPECTIV
ES&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiNUZST00gVEhFIElOVkVOVElPTiBPRiBFVkVSWVRISU5HIEVMU
0UgTVkgUEVSU1BFQ1RJVkVTMgYQABgWGB4yCBAAGIAEGKIESPAkULQEWIcjcAF4AJABAJgB4A
GgAYoMqgEGMC4xMS4xuAEDyAEA-
AEBmAIMoALYC8ICCRAAGLADGAcYHsICBxAAGLADGB7CAgcQABiABBgTwgIIEAAYExgWGB6YAw
CIBgGQBgqSBwYxLjEwLjGgB7Qm&sclient=gws-wiz-
serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:9a9c650f,vid:OoUCqFTkrJo,st:0
9TH GRADE

SPELLING: A VISIT TO DOOMSDAY VAULT (FOR TODAY) search for vocabulary definitions and
develop a work with it. FOR TODAY!

Arctic circle Subzero Monoculture Traits Headquarter Wedge

Repository

GRAMMAR: Write sentences using the following confusing words. FOR WEDNESDAY

Principle / Principal

Than / Then

There / Their / They're

Your/ you´re

Write sentences using the following confusing words. FOR THURSDAY

Already / All ready

Allusion / Illusion / Delusion

Credible / Credulous

Desert / Dessert

LITERATURE: ENTER TO THE LINK AND READ ABOUT THE DOOMSDAY VAULT AND SEE WHAT´S
STORING. FOR WEDNESDAY

https://time.com/doomsday-vault/

Write a summary of 10 to 15 lines about what you learned.

10TH GRADE

SPELLING FOR TODAY:

SLEEP PARALYSIS: A WAKING NIGHTMARE (search for definitions and develop any kind of work
with the vocabulary)

Hypnagogic unsettling uncanny nightmarish prevalence narcolepsy systematic

GRAMMAR: USING GOOD AND WELL (FOR WEDNESDAY)

GRAMMAR FOR THURSDAY (write sentences using the confusing words given.)

USING CONFUSING WORDS TO WRITE SENTENCES

Already / All ready

Allusion / Illusion / Delusion

Credible / Credulous

Desert / Dessert

Good / Well
LITERATURE FOR THURSDAY

Read the information in the following link and develop a written summary of 15 lines after.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321569#Who-is-at-risk-of-sleep-paralysis?
11TH GRADE

SPELLING: THE MAN TO SEND RAIN CLOUDS (FOR TODAY)

https://quizlet.com/6466679/vocabulary-for-the-man-to-send-rain-clouds-flash-cards/

copy the definitions that are missing and develop any work with them.

GRAMMAR FOR TODAY: APPOSITIVES AND APPOSITIVE PHRASES

Separate the appositives or extra information using commas and underline them.

John Reed an American journalist helped found the Communist Labor Party in America.

My sister who is a supervisor at Munchies drives a company car.

I gave a tiny bite to the cake because Morris the janitor gave me.

I took a cookie from Gretel the woodcutter's daughter.

Og the King of Bashan was saved from the flood by climbing onto the roof of the ark.

I once saw Margot Fonteyn the famous ballerina.

Elsie Fern who is a professional botanist led the kids on a nature hike.

Elsa a good country woman has a daughter named Olga.

Paul Revere who was a silversmith and a soldier, is famous for his "midnight ride."

I read a biography of Disraeli the 19th-century statesman and novelist.

Write sentences with the following confusing words: FOR THURSDAY

Stationary/ stationery

Oral / Verbal

Past / Passed

Two / Too / To

Were / We're / Where

P.D. In case we miss Friday to classes, I´m sending the link of the story so you can watch the
video and answer the following questions in a complete way:

https://www.google.com/search?
sca_esv=4d50ecf86976fd48&sca_upv=1&q=the+man+to+send+rain+clouds&tbm=vid&source=
lnms&prmd=ivsnbmz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbx-Pc-
vuFAxVSSzABHWqaDO0Q0pQJegQICxAB&biw=1517&bih=727&dpr=0.9#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:8
77b7a17,vid:35dIQMW86PU,st:0

Why doesn't Leon tell the truth to the priest in "The Man to Send Rainclouds"?

In "The Man to Send Rain Clouds", what do Leon and Father Paul have in common?

What are the rising action and climax of "The Man to Send Rainclouds"?

What is the moral lesson of "The Man to Send Rainclouds"?

How did the natives bury Teofilo's body in The Man to Send Rainclouds and why?

What are the pueblo traditions in "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"?

Why does the family prepare their grandfather for burial in "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"?